bobtail
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adjective
3.
Also, bob·tailed. having a bobtail.
4.
cut short; docked; cropped.
5.
shorter or briefer than usual; abbreviated: Several legislative items must be dropped from the current bobtail session of Congress.
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verb (used with object)
6.
to cut short the tail of; dock, often by cutting a muscle in a horse's tail to make it stand erect.
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bobtail (ˈbɒbˌteɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a docked or diminutive tail |
| 2. | an animal with such a tail |
| —adj | |
| 3. | having the tail cut short |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to dock the tail of |
| 5. | to cut short; curtail |
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Example sentences
The drawing shall indicate where the bobtail truck will be parked.
The tractors were first tested with the control trailer and then tested bobtail.
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